Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1891)
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913 · London ; Paris : Cassell & Co. · leaf 148
he astro-nomers use exactlythe same word todenote a pretty,bright, nimble, andheavy planet whichseems to try to eludeour vision. ThoughMercury is so hardto see, yet it wasdiscovered so longago, that all recordis lost of who thediscoverer was. Ido not, however,assert that eitherthe planet has… … 134 Star-Land. not to be seen at all. Every now and then a glimpse is tobe had, but you must be on the alert to look out just aftersunset, or you must be up very early in the morning so asto see it just before sunrise. Mercury is always found tobe in attendance on the sun, so that you must search…
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